Are 'Sunday drivers' coming out more on Saturday these days?

Azari

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

Maybe if you went back and read my original post; you know, the one you cut in half and commented on the first bit instead of replying to the comment in full.

That post was similarly nonsensical.

You said: "I've never worked out how going slow saves money. If a car is going slow in front of me; I have to put my foot down to pass it, therefore using more petrol and wasting money."

Travelling more slowly saves you money for various reasons related to the non linear increase in resistances with velocity.

Overtaking is something else altogether; it certainly tends to cost you money.

However, if you are travelling more slowly there is less likelihood that you will need to overtake so you are likely to save more money.

adouglasmhor

Handsome90 wrote: »

The automatic transmissions have overdrive OD that selects a higher gear to maximise fuel economy.

Mine doesn't - it does have five gears though.

adouglasmhor

tenmah wrote: »

......if you are in America, over here it is 999

999, 911 and 112 all work here and have done so for years.

Azari

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fluffnutter

mattyprice4004 wrote: »

I'm in agreement with the above, there are loads of 40, 50 and 60 limit roads around me and no-one ever gets up to speed. You'd be lucky not to run into someone doing 10-15mph below the limit if you do more than a couple of miles.

If you can't keep reasonable speed up on a totally open, clear and straight road, you really shouldn't be driving.

I assume people think it's safer. It just suggests to me that they're oblivious to the road signs around them. Which doesn't strike me as particularly safe at all.

lammy82

adouglasmhor wrote: »

999, 911 and 112 all work here and have done so for years.

999 = Yes
911 = NO! This won't work in the UK
112 = Yes, and works in most European countries as an alternative to the local emergency number

lammy82

lammy82 wrote: »

999 = Yes
911 = NO! This won't work in the UK
112 = Yes, and works in most European countries as an alternative to the local emergency number

One small amendment: If you are calling from a mobile phone then you *may* be able to get connected by dialling 911, as the phone actually recognises an attempted emergency call and sends a special signal to the network rather than transmitting the actual digits dialled. So mobile phones sold in the UK will recognise 999 and 112, but may also recognise 911 and put the call through to the emergency services.

adouglasmhor

I had assumed it was a mobile as I have never met anyone with a landline in their car; I am prepared to be corrected from the vast knowledge base on this forum though.

Azari

adouglasmhor wrote: »

I had assumed it was a mobile as I have never met anyone with a landline in their car; I am prepared to be corrected from the vast knowledge base on this forum though.

"All work over here", which is what you said is significantly different to "May work over here on a mobile".

It would be pretty stupid to try dialling '911' here in an emergency on the off chance that your phone recognised the number and did something sensible with it.

Much better just to remember and use the standard '999' number.